Mel Maceau
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Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
Bowling Green, Ohio, U.S.
 Maceau in 1946 | |||||
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| Position | Center | ||||
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| Born | December 25, 1921 Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. | ||||
| Died | February 16, 1981 (aged 59) Bowling Green, Ohio, U.S. | ||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||
| Listed weight | 203 lb (92 kg) | ||||
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| High school | Rufus King (Milwaukee) | ||||
| College | Marquette (1940-1942, 1945) | ||||
| NFL draft | 1944: 14th round, 141st overall | ||||
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Melvin Anthony Maceau (December 25, 1921 – February 16, 1981) was an American football center in the All-America Football Conference (AAFC) for the Cleveland Browns from 1946 to 1948.
Maceau grew up in Wisconsin and played football at the collegiate level at Marquette University. He served for two years in World War II between 1943 and 1944 before returning to Marquette at the end of the 1945 season. Maceau then signed with the Browns, where he played as a backup center for three years. Paul Brown, Cleveland's head coach, waived him before the 1949 season, and he retired from professional football. The Browns won the AAFC championship in each of the years Maceau played for the team.
Maceau grew up in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and attended Rufus King High School.[1]